Curtain-rod for cars.



No. 774,951 PATENTBD NOV. 15, 1904.

' G. K. PIGKLES.

CURTAIN ROD FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1904.

X0 MODEL.

Zea 4 207076529 PUN TED STATES Patented November 15, 1 904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. PICKLES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNOR TO JOHNBRILL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-ROD FOR CARS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.774,951, dated November 15, 1904.

Application filed Tannery 28, 1904. Serial No. 191,069. (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom, it 7720.7 concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs K. PIcKLns, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Curtain-Rods for Cars, of which the following isa specification.

My invention resides in the novel construction of curtain attachmentsuch as is attached to the bottom of the curtain to hold the same in itsproper vertical positions, the object of my invention being to provide acurtain-rod which will be simple and economical in construction andefficient for its purpose, having few parts, which will not get out oforder.

For a more particular description of my invention reference is 'to behad to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference charactersdesignate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a curtain and rod. Fig. 2 is a sectionthrough the fingerpieces and spring, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionthrough the casing and foot. Fig. 4 is a sectionon the line 4 4c of Fig.3 in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theguide-foot, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the head of the rod.

In the drawings, 1 represents a casing adapted to be attached to thelower end or hem of a curtain in the usual manner, to which are attachedat each end a foot 2, which latter are adapted to move in post-groovesin the carposts 3. The post-groove is provided with a longitudinal band4, on which the foot is guided and which retains the rodin its properposition between the posts. The foot is attached to the casing by meansof screw-threads 5 on the foot, which unite with the threads on thecasing. The foot consists of the cylindrical portion 6, from whichdiverges two vertical arms 7, having jaws 8 at their ends, provided withapertures 9, through which the guiding-band passes. The centralcylindrical portion extends out beyond the point of divergence of thetwo arms 7, as at 10, and is provided with vertically alining. apertures11, through which the band is also adapted to 5 pass, the apertures 9and 11 all being in vertical alinenient. The bore 12 of the foot is inalinement with the bore 13 of the casing. Within the casing are providedlongitudinallydisposed rods 14:, to the inner end of each of which issecured a finger-piece 15 by means of a pin 16, the finger-piecespassing outwardly through the apertures 17 of the casing and areseparated and forced apart by means of the spring 18, which is withinthe casing and lies between the finger-pieces. The opposite or outerends of the rodsare provided with an enlarged cylindrical head 19,adapted to fit the cylindrical bore of the foot and to movelongitudinally therein. The head is formed with 5 an angle end to formthe central wedging edge 20.

In applying this curtain-rod to'a railwaycar having post-grooves andvertical guidebands therein the rod is placed in its proper 7 positionbetween the two posts and the band 4 is passed through the apertures 9and 11, so that each foot will be guided on a vertical band. The twoinner rods being forced apart by means of a spring force the end pieces19 against the band 4:, causing the band to be gripped by means of thecasing 10 and the rod. When in use, the rods when in their normalposition are forced outwardly by the springs. When it is desired toraise or lower the curtain, the finger-pieces are pressed together, thusdrawing the rods toward each other until the ends are released. fromcontact with the bands, when the rod is free to move up or down.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a car or similarvehicle, having side posts or stanchions, flexible bands,curtainactuating means, comprisinga casing, feet se- 9 cured to the endsof the casing, said feet having apertures thiough which the bands pass,a space between said apertures to allow for distortion of said bandlongitudinally of the feet, sliding rods in the said casing extendinginto the feet between the apertures therein,

2. In a car or similar vehicle, having side posts or stanchions,vertically-disposed flexible hands, a curtain attachment comprising acasing, feet attached to the casing having apertures through which saidbands pass, sliding rods extending through the casing and feet, saidrods having \I-shaped outer ends, adapted to be forced against saidbands, finger-pieces for retracting the rods, and a spring to force therods outwardly.

3. In a car or similar vehicle, stanchions having longitudinal grooves,bands in said grooves, a curtain, having controlling means comprising ahollow casing, feet movable in the stanchion-grooves secured to saidcasing, said feet having a bore alining with the bore of the casing, andvertically-alining apertures in the feet through which the bands pass,rods movable in the casing, and enlarged heads on j the rods adapted tobe forced against the bands between the vertically-alining apertures inthe feet and means for actuating said rods.

4:. In a car or similar vehicle, stanchions having longitudinal grooves,bands in said grooves, a curtain having controlling means comprising ahollow casing feet movable in the stanchion-grooves secured to saidcasing, said feet having vertically-alining apertures through which thebands pass, movable rods in the casing, extending into the feet, betweenthe apertures in the latter, fingerpieces on the inner ends of the rods,and a spring to force the rods apart.

Signed in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,this 25th day of January, 1904;.

CHARLES K. PIGKLES.

Witnesses:

TERRENCE McOUsKER, WM. J. FERDINAND.

